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Hi there, > P.S. I am having a very difficult time sending e-mail to this address. It is > taking multiple > attempts to send this as I'm getting failed delivery attempts notification > when messaging the > support-awips address as it says my message is flagged as spam. Is this > something on UCAR's end? Also, I asked my system admins about this, and this is what they had to say: . Unfortunately, they're using Microsoft for email services, like we use Google, and there are a . fair number of Microsoft servers classified as spam sources. These things seem to come and go in . waves. . Since his email is coming from Microsoft, postfix block lists are using the reputation of the IP . address, and not the domain name. As he has observed, some of his email is blocked, and some is . delivered depending on which Microsoft server is doing the delivery. I asked if there's anything your IT/admins could possibly do, and he had this to say: . The easiest might be for the user to use their personal or non-Microsoft based email delivery. . It's a bit of a catch-22 since the Microsoft servers delivering email for KU likely serve other . customers, and generate a poor spam reputation from their activities. KU could complain to . Microsoft and see if they have any traction. Sorry it has been acting up and isn't working the greatest. You could possibly try asking your IT to complain to Microsoft, I believe we've had one other University to do that in the past and have some success? --Shay Carter She/Her/Hers AWIPS Software Engineer UCAR - Unidata If you're interested, please feel free to fill out a survey about the support you receive: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeDIkdk8qUMgq8ZdM4jhP-ubJPUOr-mJMQgxInwoAWoV5QcOw/viewform Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: LJS-519939 Department: Support AWIPS Priority: Normal Status: Open =================== NOTE: All email exchanges with Unidata User Support are recorded in the Unidata inquiry tracking system and then made publicly available through the web. If you do not want to have your interactions made available in this way, you must let us know in each email you send to us.